In 15th and 16th century France, two female textile guilds - comprised of single women and wives working independently of their husbands - wielded great power. By the end of the 18th century, they had been dismantled.

Consumers are faced with more economic uncertainty than the bottoming out of interest rates would otherwise suggest.
AAP/Sam Mooy
February 7, 2017

In the shadow of a history-repeating Black Monday, it’s useful to step back and ask how we got here again.

New African economic history is challenging earlier wisdom by showing, for example, that railways have had profound effects, both positive and negative on African societies.
Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
June 4, 2015

To understand this week’s G20 Summit being held in Brisbane, Australia, and measure its success, requires a sense of the history of economic crisis and change. Recurring crises have shaped global institutions…